Numbering-machine.



Patented Jan. 30, |900.

F. M. TURCK.v

NUMBERING MACHINE.

(Application filed Sept. 5, 1899),

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No. 642,389. Patented la. 30, |900. F. M. VTURCK.

NUMBEBING MACHINE.

(Application led Sept. 5, 1899.'= (N0 Model.) `2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

fave/hib 2" TM@ @c d e J FREDERICK M. TURCK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, OF ONE-HALE TO MABEL TRACY, OF SAMEPLACE.

NUMBfERlNG-NIACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 642,389, dated January30, 1900.

Application filed September 5, 1899.- Serial No. 729,415. ldie model.)

Taatu whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK M. TURCK, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York city, county of New York, and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Numbering and LikeMachines, fully described and represented'in the following specificationand the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to improvements in rotary machines forconsecutively or serially numbering or lettering sheets, sales-slips, orthe like, and particularly machines employing a type-cylinder bearing acircumferential row of type set closely together andanimpression-cylinder coacting therewith in such manner as to print notfrom adjacent types in the row, but from non-adjacent ones, so thatbetween each two impressions a number of type equal in extent to thedistance between successive impressions to be made on the web or sheetare passed or skipped by the impression-cylinder without printing, theobject of arranging type in this manner and printing from nonadjacenttypes being to reduce to the minimum the diameter of the typecylinder.

The present invention has for its objects the provision of a simple andcompact machine of this class and also the provision of such a machineespecially adapted for the numbering of sales-slips in duplicate,triplicate, &c., which are afterward to be collected into books orbundles with the several slips thereof consecutively or seriallynumbered or lettered and the sections of each slip bearing like numbersor letters.

As the improvements of the present invention have been designedparticularly with reference to the numbering or lettering of salesslips,and as they are peculiarlyapplicable to that purpose, they will forconvenience be described in that connection; but it is to be understoodthat the invention, broadly considered, is not to be so limited.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a side elevation of asales-slip-numbering machine embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 isa plan View of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional elevationthereof; and

Fig. 4 illustrates, on a reduced scale, the product of the machine andthe method of numbering preferably adopted therein.

Referring to said drawings, l 2 represent the side frames of themachine, in which are journaled the lower type and impression cylinders3 4 for printing one side ot the web W and upper type and impressioncylinder 5 6 for printing the opposite side of the web, each of thetype-cylinders 3 5 being inked by suitable apparatus-as, for example,distributing and vibrating inking-rolls 7 S-supplied with ink in anysuitable way. The web W is led into the machine from below and passesaround a guide-roller 9, thence between type and impression cylinders 3,where it receives on one side its first impression, and thence betweenthe impression-cylinders 4 6 and between the latter and thetype-cylinder5,where it receives its second impression upon its oppositeside, the web then passing under and over guiding-rolls l0 l1,respectively, and out of the machine. This is a very convenient andcompact arrangement of numbering or ylettering mechanism for sales-slipsor like slips or sheets which are to be printed in duplicate, with thetwo sections of each sale-slip bearing a like number or letter.

The construction of both printing-couples is precisely the same, exceptfor the position of the rows of type borne by the type-cylinders, sothat a description of one printingcouple will suffice for anunderstanding of the construction and operation on both. Selecting,therefore, the lower printing-couple, the impression-cylinder 4 is journaled in fixed bearings in the side frames 1 2, while thetypecylinder 3 is mounted in sliding bearings 14:, mounted in guideways15 in said side frames, so that said type-cylinder is capable ofmovement laterally to and from the impressioncylinder 4 or to and fromprinting position. The type-cylinder 3 is moved into and held inprinting position by springs 1b',interposed between its sliding bearings14 and a pair of 95 adjustable abutments 17 in the guideways 15, each ofwhich abutments is provided with an adj Listing device consisting of aspindle 18, threaded in a fixed part of the side frame and engaging therear end ot' the abutment, where- IOO i For these reasons the type andimpression cylinders are constructed and arranged as follows: Thetype-cylinder 3 is provided with twenty-five type and its shaft withagear 19, having fty teeth-that is, two teeth for each type-and the impression-cylinder is slightly less than one-half the diameter of thetypecylinder and is provided with a gear 20, having twenty-four teethengaging and driving gear 19 of the typecylinder 3, the shaft of theimpression-cylinder 4 being driven from the shaft of impression-cylinder6 through gears 21 22, the latterbeing fixed tothe shaft ofimpression-cylinder 6 and driven by a sprocket chain 23, engaging asprocketwheel 24 upon said shaft. From this it results that the impression-cylinder 4 will make two revolutions to one revolution less twoteeth or one type of type-cylinder 3. To provide for the movement of thetype-cylinder relatively to the impression-cylinder, so that impressionswill be made from non adjacent type and the type between impressionspassed or skipped by the impression-cylinder without printing, theimpression-cylinder 4 is provided at each end with a pair of cams 25 26,adapted to engage corresponding anges 27 at the ends of thetype-cylinder, the upper faces of which are substantially flush with thefaces of therow of type 12 and when so engaged to force said typecylinder rearwardly or away from the impression-cylinder after animpression has been made and hold it in such position until the nexttype to be printed from reaches the printing position.

-Between the ends of the cams 25 26 are provided diametrically oppositerecesses 28 29, which permit the return of the cylinder into printingposition by its springs 16 upon the disengagement of the cams 25 or 26from the anges 27 of the type-cylinder.

The operation of the printing-couple 3 4 is as follows, assuming thetype and impression cyinders 3 4 to be in the position in which they areshown in Fig. 3--that is, printing the first type of t-he row upon theweb W: As the type and impression cylinder continue to rot-ate in thedirection indicated by the arrows the cam 25 at the ends of theimpression-cylinder will engage the flanges 27 of the type-cylinder andmove the latter rearwardly or out of printing position and maintain itin that position until the recesses 29 arrive opposite the printing-point,

when the springs 16 will return the type-cylinder 3 to printingposition, the type then printed from, being that which is seventh in therow. Upon the next half-revolution of the impression-,cylinder thetype-cylinder will be held in its rearward position by the cams 2b'until the recesses 28 again arrive at the printing-point, when theimpression will be taken from the type, Which is the thirteenth in therow, and on the next half-revolution the impressionwill be made from thenineteenth type, the type-cylinder 3 being then moved rearwardly andheld in that position until the twenty-fifth type is reached, which willbe printed from as the impression-cylinder 4 begins its nexthalf-revolution, this type being followed in printing by the sixth,twelfth, and eighteenth in the row. Four impressions are thus made oneach two revolutions of the impression-cylinder, and between each twoimpressions five type are passed or skipped by the impression-cylinderwitho'it printing and the four type printed from on the third and fourthrevolutions of the impression-cylinder being one in advance of the fourprinted from on the first and second revolutions thereof. Forconvenience of reference the position of the type is indicated in Fig. 3on the end of the type-cylinder by the numerals 1 to 25.. Thenonadjacent type which are thus printed from may be numbered or letteredconsecutively or the row of type upon the type-cylinder may be arrangedconsecutively. In the particular machine illustrated in the drawingsthey are arranged in the latter manner, this machine being designed toprint on each two revolutions of the impression-cylinder a sheet lengthbearing four sales-slips, as illustrated in Fig. 4, the sheet lengths soprinted being severed from the web and superposed with the lirst sheeta, Fig. 4, lowermest and the sheet lengths so superposed being afterwardsevered on the transverse dotted lines into sales-slips which areafterward folded on the longitudinal dotted line into book form. Withtwenty-five type arranged consecutively on the typecylinder and theimpressioncylinder passing or skipping tive type between impressionsWithout printing the several sheet lengths will be numbered, asindicated in Fig. 4--that is, with the first sheet vC 13,77 L( 19,77 (i25777 i( 6,77 H 12,37 4( 18,7)

or sheet a bearing the numerals 1, 7, and so on. The result of thismethod of printing is Athat with the sheets superposed and severed intosales-slips, as described, the latter, except'for the odd slips at thebottom of the pile, which do not complete a book or bundle, arecollected and piled in book form without requiring collecting orassembling by an attendant of the several sales-slips to constitute abook or bundle. These odd slips at the bottom of the piles may be movedto the top of the pile andassociated there with other odd slips tocomplete books or bundles.

The forcgoin g description, although direct- IOO IIC

ed particularly to the printing-couple 3 4, is, as before stated,equally applicable to the printing-couple 5 6. In addition it may besaid that when, as in the present case, two such printing-couples areemployed for printing duplicate sales-slips the two couples will be soadjusted relatively to each other that while the lower one is printingfrom type numbered l, for example, the upper one Will be printed fromtype 20, and on the next revolution of the impression-cylinder 6 willprint the numeral l upon the opposite side of the web in line withnumeral 1"` printed by the couple 3 4. The lower printing-couple isdesigned to print one section of each sales-slip, while the other isdesigned to print the other section thereof. For this reason the rows oftype 12 on the type-cylinders 3 5 are staggered, so that they will printon opposite sides of the centerline of the web or fold-line of thesales-slip.

It will readily be understood that in vplace of the particular form oftype cylinders shown and described other forms, such as ordinary typewheels or disks, may be employed, and that, therefore, under the termcylinder is meant to be included such wheels or disks. It will also beunderstood that in place of a single row of type upon the cylindersshown or a single type wheel or disk a plurality of such type wheels ordisks may be employed, which may be removably or otherwise secured to asupporting-shaft.

What I claim is- 1. The combination with a type-cylinder and animpression-cylinder coacting therewith, one being laterally movable intoand out of printing position so as to print from non-adjacent type, ofmeans moving with one member for effecting the movement of saidlaterally-movable member to non-printing position between impressions,substantially as described.

2. The combination with a type-cylinder and an impression-cylindercoacting therewith, one being laterally movable into and out of printingposition so as to print from non-adjacent type, of means moving with theother member for eecting the movement of said laterally-movable memberto non-printing position between impressions, substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination with a type-cylinder and an impression-cylindercoacting therewith, said type-cylinder being laterally movable into andout of printing position so as to print from non-adjacent type, of meansmoving with one member for effecting the movement of saidtype-cylinderto non-printing position between impressions, substantially asdescribed.

4. The combination with a type-cylinder and an impression-cylindercoacting therewith, said type-cylinder being laterally movable into andout of printing position so as to print from non-adjacent type, of meansmoving with the impression-cylinder for effecting the movement of saidtype-cylinder to non-printin g position between impressions,substantially as described.

5. The combination with a type-cylinder and an impression-cylindercoacting therewith, said type-cylinder being laterally movwith, onebeing laterally movable into and out of printing position, so as toprint from non-adjacent type, of means, includinga cam moving with theother member, for effecting the movement of said laterally-movablemember to non-printing position between impressions, substantially asdescribed.

8. The combination with a type-cylinder and an impression-cylindercoacting therewith, said type-cylinder being laterally movable into andout of printing position so as to print from non-adjacent type, ofmeans, including a cam moving with one member, for effecting themovement of said type-cylinder to non-printing position betweenimpressions, substantially as described.

9. The combination with a type-cylinder and an impression-cylindercoacting therewith, said type-cylinder being laterallymovable into andout of printing position so as to print from non-adjacent type, ofmeans, including a cam moving with the impressioncylinder, for effectingthe movement of said type-cylinder to non-printing position betweenimpressions, substantially as described.

l0. The combination with a type-cylinder and an impression-cylindercoacting therewith, one being laterally movable into and out of printingposition so as to print from non-adjacent type, of means, including aplurality of cams arranged one in advance of the other moving withone'member, for effecting the movement of said laterally-movable memberto non-printing position between impressions, substantially asdescribed.

ll. The combination with a type-cylinder and an impression-cylindercoacting therewith, one being laterally movable into and out of printingposition, so as to print from non-adjacent type, of means, including aplurality of cams arranged one in advance of the other moving with theother member, for effecting the movement of said laterally-movablemember to non-printing position between impressions, substantially asdescribed.

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12. The combination with a type-cylinder and an impression-cylindercoacting therewith, said type-cylinder being laterally movable into andont of printing position so as to print from non-adjacent type, ofmeans, including a plurality of cams arranged one in advance of theother moving with one member, for eiecting the movement of saidtypecylinder to non-prin ting position between'impressions, substantialyas described.

13. The combination with a type-cylinder and an impression-cylindercoacting therewith, said type-cylinder being laterally movable into andout of printing position so as to print from non-adjacent type, ofmeans, including a plurality of cams arranged one in advance of theother moving with the impression cylinder, for effecting the movement ofsaid type-cylinder to non-printing position between impressions,substantially as described.

14. The combination with a laterally-movable type-cylinder, and acoactingim pressioncylinder, of cams 25, 26 interposed between the two,substantially as described.

15. The combination with a laterally-movable type-cylinder, and acoactin gim pressioncylinder, of cams 25, 26 interposed between the twoand moving with the impression-cylinder, substantially as described.

16. The combination of type-cylinder 3, impression-cylinder 4 of lessthan half the diameter of the type-cylinder, gears 19 and 20, the latterhaving less than half the number of teeth of the former, and cams 25, 26interposed between the two, substantially as described.

17. The combination of type-cylinder, impression-cylinder 4 of less thanhalf the diameter of the type-cylinder, gears 19 and 20, the latterhaving less than half the number of teeth of the former, and cams 25, 26interposed between the two and borne by the impression-cylinder,substantially as described.

1S. The combination of two printing-couples adapted to print oppositesides of a web or sheet, the impression-cylinders thereof being gearedtogether and each geared to its type-cylinder so as to drive the latter,the type-cylinder of each couple being laterally movable into and out ofprinting position sd as to print from non-adjacent type, means foreffecting its movement to non-printing position between impressions, andmeans for driving the shaft of one of the impressioncylinders,substantially as described.

19. The combination of type-cylinders 3, 5, impression-cylinders 4, 6,gears 19, 20, connecting the type and impression cylinders of each set,and cams 25, 26 interposed between each type and impression cylinder,whereby on two revolutions of each of said impressioncylinders four.impressions are made, substantially as described.

20. The combination of type-cylinders 3, 5, impression-cylinders 4, 6,gears 19, 20, connecting the type and impression cylinders of each set,and cams 25, 26 interposed between each type and impression cylinder andborne by the latter, whereby on two revolutions of each of saidimpression cylinders four impressions are made, substantially asdescribed. v

2l. The combination of type-cylinders 3, 5 each provided with aconsecutive row of type, impression-cylinders 4, 6, gears 19, 20connecting the type and impression cylinders of each set, and cams 25,26interposed between each type and impression cylinder, whereby on tworevolutions of each of said impressioncylinders four impressions aremade, substantially as described.

22. The combination of type-cylinders 3, 5 each provided withaconsecutive row of type, impression-cylinders 4, 6, gears 19, '20connecting the type and impression cylinders of each set, and cams 25,26 interposed between each type and impression cylinder and borne by thelatter, whereby on two revolutions of each of said impression cylindersfour impressions are made, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK M. TURCK.

Vitnesses:

Jos. B. SINGER, A. FRECKMAN.

It s hereby certied that Letters Patent No. 642,389, granted January 30,1900, upon the application of Frederick' M. Turek, of New York, N. Y.,for an improvement in Numbering-Machines, an error appears in theprintedl speeioation requiring correction as follows: Lines 120 and 121,page 2, should be transposed; and that the said Letters Patent should beread with this correction therein that the same may conform tothe recordof the case inthe Patent Office.

Signed, eountersigned, and sealed this 19th day of November, A. D.,1901.

[SEAL] F. L. CAMPBELL,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

Countersgned:

F. I. ALLEN,

Commissioner of Patents.

